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四拜禮 號五廿月八英港香

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1932.

日四廿月七

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LEGAL FIGHT FOR LIFE OF CHENG KWOK-YAU

SHIPPING

SENSATION

ALLEGED GREYHOUND SMUGGLING

VESSEL NOW IN SHANGHAI

(Telegraph Special.)

Shanghai, Aug. 25.

Customs officials are

on the

alert to prevent the smuggling of i a large number of valuable racing gryehounds into Shanghai from Australia.

to

The consignment is said number seventy-five and a good many of them have already bươn! seized from would-be smugglers.

It is alleged that the ss. Ball's Head, Aying the British · dag. brought coal from Australia to the Philippines and then travelled! in ballast to China with the grey- hounds which were landed "some! distance down the const."

From this "unknown" region, at- tempts have been made to smuggle, them into Shanghai, in all casa! so far unsuccessfully.

CONFISCATION OF SHIP?

Officials are now reported to be ;

Re- taking advice of the Treaty gulations of the Tientsin Treaty. stating that British merchau vessels are not entitled to resort to ports of trade other than those declared to be Open Ports by the Treaty, and cannot lawfully enter other ports.

It is suggested that confiscation is the penalty for violation,

BOUGHT FOR CHINESE CO.

The s. Ball's Hroud arrived in

Shanghai a fortnight

agre

with

Captain P. V. Angus, senior marine

near

D

Mr. H. G. Watkins, the well. known Arctic explorer, reported to have bees killed Augmaanlik, Greenland, in canoe accident, pictured with his before leaving Bancee shortly London, in July, on his second visit to Greenland. He was sur veying a possible air route be tween Europe and Canada via Greenland.

GIVEN UP FOR LOST

MISSING PLANTER

AIRMEN

COMMANDER HALL GOING ON

Rangoon, Aug. 24.

Missing for GRYCZE days.

surveyor, RS passeuper from Messrs. Salt and Tayler. the Australia, where he bad journeyed Malayan planters who set out

EFFORT TO UPSET

CONVICTION

JUDGE'S DECISIONS

CHALLENGED

CASE SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE TO JURY

ADMISSIBILITY OF

EVIDENCE :

THE FIRST STAGE IN THE LEGAL FIGHT FOR THE LIFE OF CHENG KWOK-YAU, CONVICTED YESTERDAY AS AN ACCESSORY TO THE MUR- DER OF GEORGE FUNG, OPENED BEFORE SIR JOSEPH KEMP, CHIEF JUSTICE, THIS MORNING. LARGE CROWDS THRONGED THE COURT AND CORRIDORS.

Cheng Kwok-yau was committed to prison pending the result of the arguments for the quashing of the conviction submitted by counsel for the defence.

ENGLAND'S PART IN

TRADE SPURT

WARM PRAISE BY U.S. MAGNATE.

Loudon, Aug. 21. England's part in the revival of world confidence was praised by Mr. P. A. S. Franklin, the well-known American shipping magnate before sulling for the United States from Southampton yesterday in

in the Olympic." that the general undoubtedly

Stention

is

and "to England bes tongs the credit for having bred this confidence. If the other nations of the work would follow England's lead, there would be a chance of the restoration of the irade and commerce of the world." ---British Wireless,

MASSACRE THREAT

NAZI ANTI-JEWISH CAMPAIGN

(Special to "Telegraph")

Berlin, Aug. 24. The anti-Jewish policy of the Nazis is now being worked up into incitement. LO violence. The Nazis are blaming the Jews present troubles in for the

Mr. Franklin Roosevelt, whose chances of becoming President of the United States are rated very

high..

JEHOL INVASION

JAPANESE REAR THREATENED

TWENTY MILES INSIDE BORDERS

ROOSEVELT

FOR

PRESIDENT

REVELATIONS OF STRAW VOTE

HOOVER STOCK AT LOW LEVELS

("Telegraph" Special),

New York, Aug. 24.

If the American presidential poli conducted among newspaper readers the well-known straw vote system-affords any reliable guide, Mr. Franklin Roosevelt, the Democratic candidate, will be elected by a huge majority.

The pol at the present moment reveals that Mr. Roosevelt is far in the lead, having captured numer. ous supposedly "safe" Republican States.

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The two men most interested in Democratic presidential victory -Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York and Speaker of the House John N. Gurner of Texas~~ belleve they will win the election next November by majortty of be- tween 6,000,000 and 10,000,000 votes.

LEAD IN 44 STATES. Peking, Aug. 25.

They have been informed that

preliminary Japanese denials of an in-

count of the Points of law submitted for argument concern the

vasion of Jeho! Province straw vote shows the Roosevelt-

Garner ticket to be leading in 44: admissibility of the evidence of Zimmern and Christic, Herr Goebbels, the leader of the have been rather upset by out of the 48 states, and, by sub- in connexion with which His Lordship's summing-up is Berlin Nazis, writing to the reliable reports that the in- stantial majorities in most of them. challenged, and the issue of whether there was a case Fascist Journal Argriff, hints atvaders are in peril of isola-Hoover and Mr. Charles Curtis are to go to the jury. The defence contends that the learn-rganised plunder and massacres

of Jews when the Nazis get infotion. ed Chief Justice was wrong in refusing to withdraw the

He charges the Jewish-owned case from the jury.

newspapers with inviting political

Germany.

power.

The hearing of argument was fixed for Monday wartaro-Reuter, next before the Chief Justice and the Puisne Judge.

to complete negotiations for the from Kuala Lumper to Br, in MR. ELDON POTTER'S MAIN POINTS

PREMIER TO MEET COLLEAGUES-

I

WHA

RESUMING FLIGHT.

- to-niorrow,

Messrs. Salt and Tayler.

!

inadmissible.

to two or three questions,

NATURAL COROLLARY.

HAWKERS CAUSE

OBSTRUCTION

COMPLAINTS BY U.S.

CONSULATE

four states where President

showing lead nre Maine, Vermont. Pennysylvania and

Japanese forces have not only Michigan. invaded Jchol but have firmly Festablished themselves at Nan- ling, which is twenty miles with in the border.

}

The Democratic leaders, recalling the unfailing accuracy of the 1928

by straw vote conducted Literary Digest are greatly hear- tened by the news.

the

The force is a fairly large one- and it has the assistance of t

LEAVING FOR TEXAS. number of armoured trains,

Garner, after contemplating the The Intest reports, however, figures, prepared to depart. from show that targe parties of Washington for Texas, to con- "Volunteers" are now threatening tinue his cupaign plans, augment- ing those which Mr. Roosevelt has their rear and communications heen making at Albany. along the line of their retreati Democratic tegders also pro-

increase in Democratic registra-

throughout California- President Hoover's own state.

Total registration for the pri- ያ election on August 30 amount to 2,665,880, of which 1.027,657 ure Democrats. Call- fornia mormally is a Republican plate.

LOCAL DOLLAR

UNCHANGED

DULL

CONDITIONS

ON MARKET

tion

The enrollment of Democrats. was more than double that for thei state primary in 1930.

CAMPAIGN plan,

Д

purchase of the ass, Ball's Head on i England, have been given up for- behalf of the Tune An Steuniship Jost, Company.

Commander Hall, the Australian If the hundreds of prople who withdraw the case from the Jary.

a fought for standing room in the interrupted She is a vessel of 2.500 tons bavat "Hier, who

TWO POINTS. deadweight and was formerly the light from England to Australia Supreme Court this morning ex-

Mr. Potter explained that there

As a result of complaints from search, perted a thrill from the proceed- Hilda Huge Stinnes having "heen'in order to assist in the built in Germany and served as a has abandoned his effort after antings, they left disappointed. The were only two main points with the American Consulate, a woman should they be compelled to with- fess to see significance in the huge

to the first. hawker was brought before Mr. naval collier,

exhaustive five-day scouring over, argument deal exclusively with live sub-sections

andpoints of law. Fifteen minutes Point 1." he said. "will over Wynne-Jones af the Central Police draw.---Reuter, She was named by the Coat and the sea, along the constline

Were sullicient for Mr. Eklon Poljeverything and the points follow Court this morning and fined $2 intand. Bunkering Company of Sydney. He employed his Hermes Blue-ter, R. Go to outline his position, ing will give your lordship an idea for causing an obstruction in Thud-

i Captain H. R. Edmonsson was in

The Chief Justice reserved aft of air line of argument. We have dell Street. couerand of the vessel, which, itbird for the quest. Mr. Rayuhan,

the gone out of our way to assist the It was stated by Sub-Inspector Was mowed, would be placed in 108 the India Air Survey Company, points for argument before

Crown by giving them some in-Armitt that complaints were re- Commission immediately on the who joined in was compelled to Pull Court an Monday at 10 nm.

give up when his plane developed

dication of the lines we shall take.reived that members of the staff thina est. Butr.

INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE.

Paint 2 is obvious."

of the American Consulate always engine trouble and

fordeel: down at. Akyab,

The points submitted by sir.

The Thief Justice said there had difficulty in entering or leav Potter were:

was a difficulty in the way. These in their office on account of b 1. (as That the evidence general-puints would be put before the struction caused by hawkers,

The Republican's total for the Commander Hall proposes toy of the witnesses Zimmern and Paisne fulge who had heard none continue his fight to Australia Christie.

The Hongkong dollar is un-¡ present election was 1,497,432, aj as from the time of of the argument. It was impos!İ-

When trying to evade arrest, an: There is not the slightest in objection thereto being faken, was ble, he said, to tie the thing down alleged thief, Cheung Ling, who was changed this morning at Is, id. A loss of 101,000 from the 1930 1g-.

found on the second floor verandah condition of inactivity prevails on the

this the local market. CABINET SESSION ON line of the fate which' hefell

(b) That the learned Chief

5. Hamilton Street only

Silver is down 1/16th in London. SATURDAY

morning fell into the street and re- It sustice was wrong in admitting

Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt has severe bruises and intern! There was no special feature on beginning to be thought probable any evidence of the said witnesses Mr. Potter:-We are going to reived that they were forced down into which tended to establish that the assist your lordship in this way.

He was later removed to the market, business being small, revealed tentative plans for

transcontinental election cam- Londott. Aug. 24.

and sank

with the market quiet. After thei with their The Prime Minister will

re-the sca

accused had been guilty of a We intend to make a precis of the the Kowloon Hospital.

policial fixing, the market ruled paign in which he will appear in criminal act or criminal acts other evidence which should help the

21 states. turn from Lossiemouth to London Machine,- -Reuter.

than that covered by the indict-Puise Judge in this case. That is we are going to contend that.

very quiet.

This constitutes a change in the this week and will preside at

New York reports silver prices not ment, meeting of the Cabinet which hus

The Chief Justice:-I do the only suggestion I can make.

unchanged, with the market programme originally announced been called for Saturday.

when it was said that Roosevelt (d) That the evidence generally The Chief Justice:-Would it be wish to shut it out, but is it open

steady..

would make a series of short trips of the said witnesses was not re- possible to hear the argument on for discussion?

Mr. Potter:-I intend to argue

out of Albany, but would go on no levant to any issue before the Monday?

Lut it is. Actually, we will say

long campaign tour. Court and was not required to rebut n defence which would PALESTINE otherwise be open to the accused understand point (c):

The Chiet Justice: I don't that is a point of law.

AND IRAK

(d) That the evidence generally Mr. Potter: I submit that is a of the said witnesses was wrong- natural corollary.................. London, Aug. 24.

fully admitted and used for the The Chief Justice: was won It is expected that, the Prime |

be-purpose of proving that the aceus- A new desert air service Minister will return to Seotland tween Palestine and Irak will be ed on divers dates between the dering whether you meant to ob to the summing up, which early next week, and will be the operated as from September 6th by 23rd day of February, 1932, and jeet guest of the King and Queen at the Imperial Airways, eastbound the 24th day of March, 1932, (both you would be entitled to do. How- Balmoral British Wireless, from Ramleh to Baghdad each dates inclusive) in this Colony, ever I am not sure that you can do Monday, with a return flight each through one Lau Hing, did counsel, that, except on a definite point of

The Chief Justice:The points understandings in the Lancashire balance. Wednesday, enabling passengers procure and command Chui Yung-Jaw.

will be reserved, judgment post-cotton dispute had been removed between Farope and frak to make sham and Wong Nam-sheung to do OBJECTIONS TO SUMMING-UP

poned and the prisoner committed making negotiations possible be- the journey by a combination of and commit a certain felony by air, rail and ven.

them committed on the 24th day Mr. Potter: We might argue to prison. The points reserved tween the employers and men at SCOTTISH SOCCER

He added that the position was Thus travellers from London of March, 1932, at Wongneichung that lator. With doference, I sab will be considered by the Fulla conference to-morrow.

was wrong in Court on Monday next at 10 a.m.

SECOND DIVISION will be able to fly to Paris by nirin thin Colony that is to say, to mit your lordship

Mr. Sheldon I think it is quite hopeful, and he trusted a rottle- liner, proceed by rall to Trieste or murder Fung Him alian George leaving the whole of this evidence Brindisi, and thence by Bea to Fung.

to the jury. We content your last clear that the only points to be ment would be reached shortly.

the evidence of argued are the two points reserved British Wireless. act in allowing Jaffa, Palestine, where motor care

(e) The learned Chief Justice Zimmern and Christie to go to the by your lordship, will connect with the air stution

was wrong in putting the evidence jury. Of course, your lordship

Mr. Potter:-Why, this is the at Ramleh.

generally of the sold witnesses to

The meeting will atlord the Prine Minister and those of his ! colleagues who were not at 0-1 tawa the opportunity of consult.

NEW DESERT AIR SERVICE

ing with members of the British BETWEEN delegation upon the work of the Imperial Economie Conference before they disperse for their holidays.

PRINCES ON THE CONTINENT

CANNES VISIT NOW CONCLUDED

London, Aug. 24.

The Prince of Wales and Prince George concluded their visit

Mr. Potter:-Quite suitable.

.

The Chlef Justice:-Subject to hearing the Crown, I will reserve all these points. Of course, if the Full Court finds some of them must be shut out, then you cannot be heard on them.

Mr. Potter agreed.

HEARING ON MONDAY.

2.

HOPES OF COTTON SETTLEMENT

EMPLOYERS AND MEN

Roosevelt expects to cover most of the Middle Went and beyond during the tour, which will start Jon September 12. He is planning

to return on October 3,

Although the votes to be gather ed in the western states are co large as compared to the heavil Populated castorn states, in a clos The Deputy Mayor of Manches-oloction they could provide th ter stated to-day that certain mis-votes which would swing th

MEET TO-DAY.

London, Aug. 24.

RESULTS

London, Aug. 243 Matches played in the Socor Mr. J. J. Shack, of 428, Lockhart Division of the Scottish Longue Rond, reported to the police last night day resulted as follows; The service provides a cheaper the Jury upon the issue, as to had earlier ruled that it was ad- very time to reserve any point. that at 9.20 p.m., whilst driving motor Arbreath Journey from Europe to Irak than whether or not the accused did

The Chief Justice-A possible This is the trial. We have only car 3488 in Queen's Rond East, an At 1 p.m., in good weather con- by the all-air route, while it through the said Lau. Hing so

vehicle and was knocked down, Dunfermline ditions, they left in two aeroplanos quicker than the all-surface route; counsel procuro, and command as objection to the summing up would fald out these lines of argument unknown. Chinese ran in front of his Dumbarton piloted by Lieutenant Fieldon and substituting seven and a quarter aforesaid.

be that it did not deal sufficiently to assist the Crown. Hind Armour for Biarrits, hours, light across the desert for

to

Cannes to-day.

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